From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969Dr. William's purpose, as he explains in his foreword, is twofold: to set the record straight by collating all existing knowledge of the Caribbean in realtion to the rest of the world, and to provide, through greater awareness of its heritage of exploitation and neglect, a sure foundation for the economic integration of the region to which, as a statesman, he is firmly committed. |
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... American investment in the Dominican Republic was in sugar , over 50 per cent in Haiti . Another estimate put at $ 30 million the American investment in the sugar industry of Puerto Rico . The individual American corporation represented ...
... American investment in the Dominican Republic was in sugar , over 50 per cent in Haiti . Another estimate put at $ 30 million the American investment in the sugar industry of Puerto Rico . The individual American corporation represented ...
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... American capital in Cuba and the Dominican Republic . But the Cuban American Sugar Company paid preferred dividends , except for two years , from 1905 to 1929 , averaging 7 per cent from 1915 to 1929 ; after 1929 payments were irregular ...
... American capital in Cuba and the Dominican Republic . But the Cuban American Sugar Company paid preferred dividends , except for two years , from 1905 to 1929 , averaging 7 per cent from 1915 to 1929 ; after 1929 payments were irregular ...
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... American revival of the Haitian corvée , forced labour for a given period on the roads . After two years of military operations , the revolt was suppressed at a cost of some 1,500 Haitian lives . A Committee of the United States Senate ...
... American revival of the Haitian corvée , forced labour for a given period on the roads . After two years of military operations , the revolt was suppressed at a cost of some 1,500 Haitian lives . A Committee of the United States Senate ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969 Eric Williams No preview available - 1983 |
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